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Wally Roettger

Walter Henry Roettger

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: August 28, 1902 in St. Louis, MO
School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL) (All Transactions)
Debut: May 1, 1927
Teams (by GP): Reds/Cardinals/Giants/Pirates 1927-1934

Final Game: September 30, 1934
Died: September 14, 1951 in Champaign, IL
Buried: Riverview Cemetery, Streator, IL
Relatives: Brother of Oscar Roettger
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1927 24 STL NL 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 41 0 0 0 /7O
1928 25 STL NL 68 281 261 27 89 17 4 6 44 2 10 22 .341 .372 .506 .878 125 132 3 9 O79
1929 26 STL NL 79 289 269 27 68 11 3 3 42 0 13 27 .253 .287 .349 .637 55 94 0 7 O97
1930 27 NYG NL 121 457 420 51 119 15 5 5 51 1 25 29 .283 .330 .379 .708 72 159 4 8 *O87/9
1931 28 TOT NL 89 367 336 41 108 23 6 1 37 1 16 23 .321 .360 .435 .794 114 146 4 11 O97/8
1931 28 CIN NL 44 198 185 25 65 11 4 1 20 1 7 9 .351 .378 .470 .849 134 87 1 5 O97/8
1931 28 STL NL 45 169 151 16 43 12 2 0 17 0 9 14 .285 .337 .391 .728 91 59 3 6 O9/78
1932 29 CIN NL 106 378 347 26 96 18 3 3 43 0 23 24 .277 .323 .372 .695 89 129 1 7 O7/89
1933 30 CIN NL 84 221 209 13 50 7 1 1 17 0 8 10 .239 .267 .297 .564 63 62 10 0 4 O97/8
1934 31 PIT NL 47 109 106 7 26 5 1 0 11 0 3 8 .245 .266 .311 .577 52 33 3 0 0 O7/9
8 Yrs 599 2104 1949 192 556 96 23 19 245 4 99 143 .285 .324 .387 .711 85 755 13 12 46
162 Game Avg. 162 569 527 52 150 26 6 5 66 1 27 39 .285 .324 .387 .711 85 204 3 12
STL (4 yrs) 197 741 682 70 200 40 9 9 103 2 33 63 .293 .331 .418 .749 89 285 6 22
CIN (3 yrs) 234 797 741 64 211 36 8 5 80 1 38 43 .285 .321 .375 .697 93 278 10 2 16
PIT (1 yr) 47 109 106 7 26 5 1 0 11 0 3 8 .245 .266 .311 .577 52 33 3 0 0
NYG (1 yr) 121 457 420 51 119 15 5 5 51 1 25 29 .283 .330 .379 .708 72 159 4 8

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1927 24 STL NL 5 2 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .480 .499 0.0 -0.1 0 $ /7O
1928 25 STL NL 68 281 9 -0 0 2 -3 7 0.7 8 15 1.5 .511 .505 1.4 -0.1 13 $ O79
1929 26 STL NL 79 289 -21 0 0 -2 -3 -26 -2.4 8 -18 -1.6 .470 .485 -1.4 -0.5 -16 $ O97
1930 27 NYG NL 121 457 -19 0 0 1 -3 -20 -1.8 13 -8 -0.5 .485 .489 -0.6 -0.2 -9 $ *O87/9
1931 28 CIN NL 44 198 9 0 0 0 -2 6 0.6 6 12 1.2 .515 .504 1.2 -0.2 12 $ O97/8
1931 28 STL NL 45 169 -2 0 0 -2 -2 -5 -0.6 5 -0 -0.1 .488 .497 0.1 -0.4 2 $ O9/78
1932 29 CIN NL 106 378 -4 0 0 3 -4 -5 -0.6 11 6 0.5 .495 .497 0.2 -0.2 3 $ O7/89
1933 30 CIN NL 84 221 -9 0 0 0 -2 -12 -1.4 6 -5 -0.7 .484 .492 -0.7 -0.3 -5 $ O97/8
1934 31 PIT NL 47 109 -7 0 0 0 -1 -8 -0.8 3 -5 -0.5 .482 .495 -0.5 -0.1 -5 $ O7/9
8 Seasons 599 2104 -44 2 0 1 -21 -63 -6.3 60 -3 -0.3 .490 .496 -0.3 -2.1 -4 $
STL (4 yrs) 197 741 -14 1 0 -3 -8 -25 -2.4 21 -4 -0.3 .488 .496 0.1 -1.1 -0 $
CIN (3 yrs) 234 797 -5 1 0 3 -9 -10 -1.3 23 13 1.0 .495 .498 0.7 -0.7 10 $
PIT (1 yr) 47 109 -7 0 0 0 -1 -8 -0.8 3 -5 -0.5 .482 .495 -0.5 -0.1 -5 $
NYG (1 yr) 121 457 -19 0 0 1 -3 -20 -1.8 13 -8 -0.5 .485 .489 -0.6 -0.2 -9 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1927 24 STL NL 2 1 0 0.0 108 .000 .000 .296 .500 .356 .000 .409 .500 .764 41 .000 0.0 0.0 1.000 1.000 .000
1928 25 STL NL 281 181 48 7.1 112 .356 .341 .294 .372 .359 .506 .418 .878 .777 125 .672 8.4 0.8 .855 .211 .165 3.0
1929 26 STL NL 289 208 27 3.5 123 .272 .253 .308 .287 .373 .349 .449 .637 .821 55 .301 -20.6 -1.9 .532 .145 .097 .0
1930 27 NYG NL 457 309 51 4.4 125 .295 .283 .309 .330 .367 .379 .460 .708 .827 72 .370 -19.4 -1.7 .628 .157 .095 1.7
1931 28 TOT NL 367 239 52 5.8 102 .343 .321 .283 .360 .342 .435 .400 .794 .741 114 .604 6.5 0.6 .732 .164 .113 1.0
1931 28 CIN NL 198 125 33 7.0 97 .366 .351 .276 .378 .334 .470 .390 .849 .725 134 .684 8.3 0.8 .800 .162 .119 1.0
1931 28 STL NL 169 114 19 4.4 108 .314 .285 .291 .337 .351 .391 .411 .728 .762 91 .483 -1.8 -0.2 .657 .166 .106
1932 29 CIN NL 378 258 41 4.3 100 .291 .277 .279 .323 .332 .372 .404 .695 .736 89 .457 -4.7 -0.5 .610 .161 .095 .0
1933 30 CIN NL 221 173 17 2.6 89 .247 .239 .271 .267 .323 .297 .370 .564 .693 63 .310 -10.3 -1.1 .414 .096 .057 .0
1934 31 PIT NL 109 83 9 2.9 107 .265 .245 .291 .266 .346 .311 .413 .577 .760 52 .288 -7.5 -0.7 .434 .094 .066
8 Yrs 2104 1452 245 4.5 110 .301 .285 .292 .324 .350 .387 .420 .711 .771 85 .453 -47.6 -4.4 .619 .155 .102 6.6
162 Game Avg. 569 393 66 4.5 110 .301 .285 .292 .324 .350 .387 .420 .711 .771 85 .453 -47.6 -4.4 .619 .155 .102 2
STL (4 yrs) 741 504 94 5.0 115 .313 .293 .299 .331 .363 .418 .429 .749 .791 89 .496 -14.0 -1.3 .676 .176 .125 3.3
CIN (3 yrs) 797 556 91 4.4 96 .297 .285 .276 .321 .330 .375 .391 .697 .721 93 .488 -6.7 -0.7 .591 .143 .090 1.7
PIT (1 yr) 109 83 9 2.9 107 .265 .245 .291 .266 .346 .311 .413 .577 .760 52 .288 -7.5 -0.7 .434 .094 .066
NYG (1 yr) 457 309 51 4.4 125 .295 .283 .309 .330 .367 .379 .460 .708 .827 72 .370 -19.4 -1.7 .628 .157 .095 1.7

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1931 28 STL NL WS PHA W 3 14 14 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 .286 .357 .643 5 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 3 14 14 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 .286 .357 .643 5 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1927 24 STL NL 2 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.00 50%
1928 25 STL NL 281 2.1% 7.8% 3.6% 9.6% 30% 2.20 11.9 43.5 5.9 83%
1929 26 STL NL 289 1.0% 9.3% 4.5% 5.9% 25% 2.08 10.0 89.7 6.4 83%
1930 27 NYG NL 457 1.1% 6.4% 5.5% 5.5% 21% 1.16 14.5 84.0 8.2 84%
1931 28 TOT NL 367 0.3% 6.3% 4.4% 8.2% 28% 1.44 14.6 336.0 9.1 85%
1931 28 CIN NL 198 0.5% 4.6% 3.5% 8.1% 25% 1.29 20.6 185.0 9.3 88%
1931 28 STL NL 169 0.0% 8.3% 5.3% 8.3% 33% 1.56 10.8 8.9 81%
1932 29 CIN NL 378 0.8% 6.4% 6.1% 6.4% 25% 1.04 14.5 115.7 8.1 85%
1933 30 CIN NL 221 0.5% 4.5% 3.6% 4.1% 18% 1.25 20.9 209.0 12.3 90%
1934 31 PIT NL 109 0.0% 7.3% 2.8% 5.5% 23% 2.67 13.3 9.6 90%
8 Yrs 2104 0.9% 6.8% 4.7% 6.6% 25% 1.44 13.6 102.6 8.0 85%
MLB Averages 1.3% 7.9% 8.0% 7.0% 28% 0.99 11.3 70.2 7.6 80%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1927 24 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 41 0 0 0
1928 25 73 283 262 27 89 17 4 6 44 2 11 22 .340 .373 .504 .877 124 132 3 9
1929 26 152 572 531 54 157 28 7 9 86 2 24 49 .296 .330 .426 .755 88 226 3 16
1930 27 273 1029 951 105 276 43 12 14 137 3 49 78 .290 .330 .405 .735 81 385 7 24
1931 28 362 1396 1287 146 384 66 18 15 174 4 65 101 .298 .337 .413 .750 89 531 11 35
1932 29 468 1774 1634 172 480 84 21 18 217 4 88 125 .294 .334 .404 .738 89 660 12 42
1933 30 552 1995 1843 185 530 91 22 19 234 4 96 135 .288 .327 .392 .719 86 722 10 12 46
1934 31 599 2104 1949 192 556 96 23 19 245 4 99 143 .285 .324 .387 .711 85 755 13 12 46

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1927 24 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 5
1928 25 72 292 270 26 89 17 4 6 42 2 10 23 .330 .360 .489 .849 46 68
1929 26 83 294 275 23 64 10 3 3 36 0 12 28 .233 .265 .324 .588 23 79
1930 27 126 459 424 42 109 14 5 5 42 1 23 30 .257 .302 .349 .651 43 121
1931 28 93 384 352 43 114 24 6 1 39 1 17 24 .324 .362 .435 .797 54 89
1932 29 111 395 363 28 101 19 3 3 45 0 24 25 .278 .325 .372 .697 44 106
1933 30 88 236 223 16 57 8 1 1 20 0 9 10 .256 .284 .314 .598 20 84
1934 31 50 114 111 7 26 5 1 0 11 0 3 9 .234 .254 .297 .552 9 47
8 Yrs 628 2176 2019 185 560 97 23 19 235 4 99 149 .277 .315 .376 .691 239 599
162 Game Avg. 162 561 521 48 144 25 6 5 61 1 26 38 .277 .315 .376 .691 62 599

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2065), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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